Hi, it's Allison, and if you've been listening to this show lately, you've heard me mention our new Washington Post podcast series, Broken Doors.

Today, we want to bring Ken Hedew that listeners the first episode in that series.

Broken Doors is a six-part investigative podcast about how no-knock warrants are deployed in the American Justice system,

and what happens when accountability is flawed at every level.

With a typical search warrant, police are supposed to knock and announce themselves,

but with no-knock warrants, police can force their way into people's homes without warning,

and there are serious consequences.

Here's the first episode in this series, and of course, if you like it, head over to the Broken Doors feed for more episodes,

and follow the show, wherever you listen to podcasts.

This episode contains explicit language, as well as descriptions of violence.

So, do you want to take us through to where you were?

I'm kinda scared.

Let me move. Come on.

I don't think I got lights, though.

Nope, the lights not working here, but this is where I was.

Benji Edwards is leading me through his childhood home.

It was built by his mom and dad in the 1960s.

We're in a small town in Mississippi, in the heart of the Bible Belt.

It's about two hours from Birmingham.

I grew up right here.

My bedroom is that last door right there to the left.

I came here to this town Smithville to meet Benji after I learned what happened to him.

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